Davide Bozzato

Experience

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  CERN

  Sept 2018 - Oct 2019

  Technical Student

  - Student in the EP-CMX-DA section working in BRIL (Beam Radiation, Instrumentation, and Luminosity project). - FLUKA Monte Carlo simulations for the prediction of radiation damage to sensors and electronics (NIEL, DPA, Dose) for the upgrade of the CMS experiment.- Benchmark of residual dose rate calculations (FLUKA and SESAME code) with measurement campaigns in the CMS experimental cavern.

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  CERN

  Feb 2020 - Jan 2023

  Doctoral Student

  - Researcher in the Radiation Protection Group (HSE-RP-AS);- Development of a state-of-the-art code for the radiological characterization of components in complex environments, now routinely used for radiation protection assessments for the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) experiments and other CERN facilities;- Radiation protection studies with the FLUKA Monte Carlo code for the four experiments of the LHC, including: shielding reinforcement, radiological zoning, and radiological classification of materials; estimation of residual dose rates for planned exposure situations;- Planning and execution of activation benchmarks at the LHC experiments and at CERN experimental areas (IRRAD, CHARM, and CSBF at the East Experimental Area);- Scientific Secretary at the RSOC (Radiation Safety Officers Committee) meetings;- Member of the Code Development Support Workpackage of the FLUKA.CERN Collaboration with an active role in the ideation and implementation of the FLUKAVAL validation framework for the testing and validation of releases of the FLUKA code. Show less

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  CERN

  May 2023 - now

  Radiation Protection Physicist

  - Fellow in the Radiation Protection Group (HSE-RP-AS);- Radiation protection studies for the LHC Experiments with the FLUKA Monte Carlo code: residual dose rate calculations for the optimization of planned exposure situations, radiological studies for operation and upgrades, and estimation of nuclide inventories for radioactive transport characterization;- Operational radiation protection co-responsibility of the CERN East Area (09.2023-09.2024) and PS (09.202-present), including stray radiation measurements for the commissioning of the new dump for the transfer line to the East Area, writing safety documents (irradiation permits), and performing dose follow-up of interventions;- Presentation of the East Area to Host States authorities in the framework of the Tripartite Agreement, and contribution to the editing of parts of the East Area Radiation Protection Safety File;- Co-supervision of a Ph.D. student;- Reference person for measurement campaigns at the East Experimental Area (2023, 2024) with 5+ experiments over a week, collaborating with different departments and coordinating 10+ persons including external experts in Radiation Protection;- Member of the FLUKA.CERN Collaboration: active role in the improvement of the validation framework (FLUKAVAL), implementation of testcases for the code validation (including comparison with experimental data, PHITS and MCNP simulations), lecturer at the first Radiation Protection topical course. Show less